1. A beauty contest is a competition based mainly, though not always entirely , on the physical beauty of its contestants. But it doesn’t involve of their personalities , and questions they answer and how they answer them . Almost invariably, competitions for men and women are separate events, and those for men are not referred to as beauty contests . Beauty contests for women are more common , and winners are called beauty queens. Beauty contests for men , like Mr. Universe, are more likely to be “body building” contests quite unlike the traditional “beauty contests” in which women are judged upon many attributes both physical and otherwise . However, in the 1990s, male “beauty contests” began to shift focus. Instead of only considering muscle mass, the competitions began to judge the natural physical attributes of thecontestants as well as their physiques. These include Mr. World and Manhunt International.

* a. Decide whether the statements are T (true) or F (false)

1. All beauty contests are based on the beauty of contestants F (false)

2. There are “beauty contests” for men T (true)

b. Answer the questions

1. What is a beauty contest based mainly on ? A beauty contest is a based mainly on the physical beauty of its contestants

2. What do we call the women who win in the beauty contests ? we call the women who win in the beauty contests beauty queens

3. When did the male “beauty contests” begin to shift focus ? the male “beauty contests” began to shift focus in the 1990s

IV. Read the passage and fill in each blank with a suitable word.

The London Marathon is one of the best known long distance races in the world. Some of the (1)..............most..............famous long – distance runners have completed in it. But (2)..............what.............makes it different from many other great sporting events is (3) ...... the.................fact that ordinary people can (4)......................take .........part along side international stars.

The race was the idea of Chris Brasher, a former Olympic athlete . In 1979, friends told him about the New York Marathon, during (5)..........which..............the runners are encouraged to carry (6)...........on...............to the end of the course by the enthusiastic shouts of the spectators. He flew to the USA to run in the race (7)................and............was so impressed by (8)................it..............that he decided to organize a similar event in Britain. Many problems (9)...........had............to be overcome before the first London Marathon took place in 1981. Chris Brasher still takes a keen interest in the event, even though he is no (10) ...........longer............ organizer.

1- most 2- what 3- the 4 – take 5- which 6- on 7- and 8- it 9- had/ needed/ were 10 -longer